The Eurostar Class 373 is a high speed electric passenger trainset that entered service in 1994, built as a variant of the French TGV design specifically adapted to run through the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain to continental Europe. It was the rolling stock that opened direct high speed passenger rail service between London, Paris and Brussels, and examples remained in service for decades on the route.
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SignificanceThe second longest (387 metres) and second fastest train in regular UK passenger service, running at up to 300 kilometres per hour (186 mph). 1 Manufacturer or BuilderGEC-Alsthom, built at La Rochelle and Belfort (France) and Washwood Heath (Britain), with Brugeoise et Nivelles in Bruges (Belgium) 1 FAQs
What was the Eurostar Class 373 called before it was introduced?
It was known as the TransManche Super Train, or TMST, and Class 373 is its British TOPS number.
Before its introduction it was known as the TransManche Super Train, abbreviated TMST, or the Cross-channel Super Train. Class 373 is its designation under the British TOPS classification system.
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Source Britain's Steam Railway Encyclopedia: British Rail Class 373 EurostarHistoryQuote, History
Thirty-eight trains were built between 1993 and 1996 by GEC-Alsthom (later Alstom) at their works in Belfort, France and Birmingham, England, based on the proven technology of the French TGV but substantially modified to meet the unique requirements of operating over three different electrical systems and through a safety-critical undersea tunnel on a route that crossed three countries.
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1. Wikipedia: British Rail Class 373
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It was built by the Anglo-French company GEC-Alsthom at its factories in La Rochelle (France), Belfort (France) and Washwood Heath (Britain) and by Brugeoise et Nivelles (BN, now part of Alstom) in Bruges (Belgium).
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Known as the TransManche Super Train (TMST), or Cross-channel Super Train, before being introduced in 1993, the train is designated Class 373 under the British TOPS classification system and series 373000 TGV in France.
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It is both the second longest-387 metres (1,270 ft), and second fastest train in regular UK passenger service, operating at speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour (186 mph).
In Group: TGV and Eurostar Trains, Lead sentence
The British Rail Class 373 (known in France as the TGV TMST and branded by Eurostar as the Eurostar e300) is a French designed and Anglo-French built electric multiple unit train that is used for Eurostar international high-speed rail services from the United Kingdom to France and Belgium through the Channel Tunnel.
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